BY JENNIFER KUSAPA Court has told counsels in the case of the general manager for Winwin mining company to quickly progress the case. Principal magistrate Tearo Beneteti said this is because the charges against accused, Dan Shi, are only minor…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case of the General Manager of Win Win mining company who faces two counts of intimidation will be called again in court today for mention On the previous occasion, the Office of the Director Public Prosecution…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA FORMER Constituency Development Officer for Temotu Nende has been slapped with a 19-month jail term for the charge of official corruption. Philip Tuplo was earlier found guilty of one count of official corruption relating to an incident…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE trial into the case of a police officer alleged of stealing more than $300,000 exhibit money at the Rove exhibit facility has been vacated. The hearing was supposed to start on 29th November 2022 but the…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA A man who confessed to stealing $107 from a victim who tried to help him change his bad attitudes has been sentenced to two years six months. Michael Meke Wanman was convicted by the court in 2018…
New twist in long-running logging row By EDDIE OSIFELO A HIGH COURT judge on 29th November 2022 issued an order halting 5,000 cubic metres of Tubi logs a Malaysian logger was in the process of exporting. Justice John Keniapisia issued…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE case against a man accused of sexually abusing a girl under 15 years has been dismissed by the court due to prolonged delay. Defence lawyer Frank Kama applied to have the case dismissed according to section…
Gov’t backs Malaysian logger to export illegally-cut Tubi BY EDDIE OSIFELO A Malaysian logging company, Sunrise Investments Limited has exported more than 10,000 cubic meters of Xanthostemon logs (tubi) from Korona, San Jorge, Isabel province. This is despite the Korona…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE hearing of application into the case of Karunapedige, Chandana Suresh Gunathilaka has adjourned to November 30 2022. The prosecution is applying to the court to move back the trial date as the complainant will be away…
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA THE bail condition of a man alleged to have involved in a fight at West Rennell on January 1, 2022 has been varied to allow him go to his home village while awaiting trial. John Vendi of…
